Writ Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SUBPOENA which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SUBPOENA

Updated: December 29, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood

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Rank		Letters	Answer	Clue
1	97%	8		Exact Match!
2	24%	14		A legal order from a court demanding the performance of a specific action
3	23%	10		A legal writ or order commanding someone to refrain from doing a specified act

We think the answer is "SUBPOENA" which means:

noun

• A writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court

verb

• Serve or summon with a subpoena

An example sentence would be:

• "The lawyer issued a subpoena to gather evidence for the trial."
• "She was served with a subpoena to appear as a witness in court."

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	Clue	Source
1	A writ directed to the sheriff to make known to the party against whom the writ is issued the amount of the judgment
2	Disciple has to stick to holy writ The Guardian Cryptic - 24 May 2010	The Guardian Cryptic / 24 May 2010
3	Lies in legal writ The Guardian Cryptic - 15 Jul 2014	The Guardian Cryptic / 15 Jul 2014
4	Sheet of the holy writ
5	Start of a writ New York Times - 08 Feb 2004	New York Times / 08 Feb 2004
6	Type of writ New York Times - 27 Oct 1983	New York Times / 27 Oct 1983
7	Writ of right New York Times - 08 Apr 1984	New York Times / 08 Apr 1984

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Writ commanding appearance in court
One way to get a witness
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Order to attend court
Form of 4-Down
Alternative Gothic writer returns an invitation one can't refuse
It may be served when bean soup is off

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Author not available to support small firm over summons
Prepared bean soup served by a court officer
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Base upon (anag) – court order
PM mostly defends British literary figure getting writ

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